{"id":1304,"date":"2025-10-10T07:19:03","date_gmt":"2025-10-10T11:19:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blt-online.org\/wordpress\/?p=1304"},"modified":"2025-10-10T07:20:44","modified_gmt":"2025-10-10T11:20:44","slug":"french-cupcakes-cast-cafe-orders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blt-online.org\/wordpress\/2025\/10\/10\/french-cupcakes-cast-cafe-orders\/","title":{"rendered":"French Cupcakes Cast Cafe Orders"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

What’s your<\/span> favorite go-to cafe order?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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First up Neal, the talented composer and writer of French Cupcakes likes a simple baguette. \u201cIt always reminds me of the summer I spent after college busking on the streets of Paris. I\u2019d make enough money playing and singing to buy a baguette and bottle of wine, which I would consume with friends by the Eiffel Tower.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Michael, our director, says his favorite caf\u00e9 beverage is a pumpkin spice latte, and his favorite pastry is a warm apple turnover. \u201cI love them because they both have those cozy fall flavors\u2014cinnamon, nutmeg, and apple\u2014that instantly make me feel like the season has arrived.\u201d While John says his favorite pastry is a chocolate croissant and his favorite beverage is a vanilla latte.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Say hello to Paul, our musical director, who doesn\u2019t really go to cafes. He doesn\u2019t like coffee all that much. He explains, \u201cWhen I did get coffee from a cafe, I’d get triple or quadruple espressos. Then I got old. If I did that now, I’d feel like I was dying. The best cafe pastry I ever had was a croissant in New York City. I loved it almost as much as musical theater.\u201d Kevin, ensemble\/customer, declares his favorite caf\u00e9 beverage is a black medium roast coffee. When not on Weightwatchers, his favorite pastry is a ham & cheese croissant.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Leah, our amazing stage manager\u2019s favorite\/go to cafe beverage is an iced caramel macchiato. \u201cI love to give it a vigorous shake\/stir and watch the colors change while mixing in all the flavors.\u201d She likes to pair it with a pain au chocolate (chocolate croissant). \u201cWhen done right, you get a sweet chocolate surprise with every bite.\u201d Maria, Barista 3, even has a favorite place to get her favorites. \u201cMy favorite treat is a sweet and flaky apple Chausson with caf\u00e9 au lait from Boulangerie Christophe (Georgetown).\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Cathy, who plays Dana, the Big Bean Rep, loves a Pink Drink. She knows it isn\u2019t a normal caf\u00e9 drink, but not being a coffee or tea drinker, it is her go-to! Pastries are another story; she loves a warm, buttery croissant. Maureen, Barista One, says, \u201cMy fave \u201cgo-to\u201d at a coffee shop is black coffee and a cake pop – cuz sometimes I\u2019m 68 and sometimes I\u2019m 8. And sometimes two things can be true, haha!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Steven, ensemble\/customer, will take a double decaf espresso, shaken, not stirred, along with a Chocolate babka with a side of ruggelach and a cheese Danish. Make that two; they’re small. Elizabeth, ensemble\/customer, loves to sit in a quiet coffee shop and read a book, with a caf\u00e9 latte and a scone, ideally cinnamon! Jack, ensemble\/customer\u2019s favorite cafe beverage is decaf coffee with cream and sugar, and plenty of it with a croissant au chocolat (Heaven!). \u201cOccasionally, I’ll have a cappuccino after a meal. As to coffee, it’s not about the caffeinated charge, it’s about the flavor and aroma, so soothing, comforting.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Catherine, Barista Two, changes her favorites based on the season. \u201cDuring the summer, I love a vanilla & lavender iced latte. At first I thought lavender syrup sounded bizarre, but when it\u2019s done right and not overpowering, it\u2019s refreshing. When it starts to get cold, I am obsessed with peppermint mochas with oat milk. I think my family had an intervention last year with how many times I was making them. It\u2019s also one of the only things I enjoy cocoa in. Weirdly, I\u2019m not a huge chocolate fan. As far as a pastry goes, I\u2019ll never turn down a cheese Danish. It\u2019s not overly sweet and I\u2019ll eat anything with the word \u2018cheese\u2019 in the description.\u201d Stephanie, ensemble\/customer\u2019s favorite caf\u00e9 beverage is anything decaf with a hazelnut swirl. It seems hazelnut is her favorite flavor!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The favorite cafe order of Camilla, who plays Tina, is a latte paired with an almond croissant, \u201cas it reminds me of my time growing up in Paris.\u201d Charlie, ensemble\/customer, has, by her own admission, a huge, sweet tooth, so she always goes for a cafe mocha, and a pain au chocolat (chocolate croissant!)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Introducing Brett, who plays Bridget. She says her favorite cafe drink might seem boring, but it\u2019s a classic\u2014she loves an iced latte! \u201cFor a real treat, I\u2019ll add a warm, slightly gooey chocolate croissant, or a pain au chocolat, as les francais would say.\u201d Our choreographer, Catherine, prefers a cafe latte + biscotti. \u201cIt reminds me of a trip to Tuscany and embracing the Italian coffee culture of sitting and enjoying the coffee instead of taking it to-go.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Aref, who plays Pierre, our French chef, prefers a short, sugar-free almond, whole milk, no water chai tea latte with a feta and spinach croissant. \u201cI like chai tea latte more than chai masala because I like sweet but not too sweet. The croissant with feta and spinach makes me feel quasi-healthy. And I have the answer when they say they do not have whole milk. \u201cNo problem: half two-percent and half half-and-half.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Arthur, ensemble\/customer, preferred to write a poem about it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When I go to the FAA cafe,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I hope they have something to make my day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Coffee or tea, a warm embrace,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A moment of peace in this bustling place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Perhaps a pastry, sweet and light,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To pair with my drink, a morning delight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A smile from the barista, a friendly face,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the FAA cafe, my worries erase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With every sip, my spirits lift,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A simple joy, a calming gift.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this little corner, I find my way,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the FAA cafe, I savor the day.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

What’s your favorite go-to cafe order? First up Neal, the talented composer and writer of French Cupcakes likes a simple baguette. \u201cIt always reminds me of the summer I spent after college busking on the streets of Paris. I\u2019d make enough money playing and singing to buy a baguette and bottle of wine, which I […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1304","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blt-online.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1304","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blt-online.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blt-online.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blt-online.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blt-online.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1304"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/blt-online.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1304\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1362,"href":"https:\/\/blt-online.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1304\/revisions\/1362"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blt-online.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1304"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blt-online.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1304"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blt-online.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1304"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}